We arrive back in The Gambia on Monday after our delay in Senegal. First we go to Bird Safari to see how Conrad and Louise are doing and to update them to our situation. It is good to see all the guys and gals that work there and they are pleased to see us too. […]

Monday finds Simon going to Bansang asthe hunt goes on, he phone to say he may have to go all the way to Banjul and so I settle is for a long wait. Fortunately there is world cup football to watch, otherwise there would be nothing, Senegalise television leaves something to be desired. I have […]

Simon turned up at the mechanic Monday morning to find the worst case scenario has happened. The gears are stuffed (not a mechanical term but pretty descriptive of the situation). So after ringing Kevin for a contact in Dakar, Simon sets off with an appie (apprentice mechanic) called Raymond and the broken parts. I stayed […]

Monday morning and Mark takes us for a bird sighting walk around some of the island, they have some beautiful birds and they are easy to see when you walk through the bush. After breakfast we clear out the back of the car as the boys are going tree shopping, it is beginning rainy season […]

Today Simon has his birthday and the pressie I bought in London has survived the journey, the Airfix kit is a plane not a car, I did not buy the right paints (I personally blamed the Hamleys helper for that) but at least it will keep him busy when we are stuck somewhere or have […]

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday seem to be a bit of a muddle, we spent time sorting out the car, catching up on washing and driving around looking at the shops. There are quite a few supermarkets here and it is amazing what one can get. The novelty value of supermarkets increase proportionally to the time […]

It is Monday morning and time to say goodbye to the Zebrabar for good, as I doubt we will be seeing it again. Then onto the road to Dakar, it went much quicker this time as we took the tar road and not by beach. We got there late afternoon and stayed at a different […]

There is the easy road to Dakar and then there is the not so easy but far more scenic option. One guess which we chose, fortunately we had company. Chris and Tanya decided the tar road option is the better and left that way, Conrad & Louise, Simon & I decided to go along the […]

Monday morning and things are looking up, we are on and island (well during the rainy season it is) next to the wildlife reserve. The Zebrabar is a campsite/bungalow setup run by a very friendly Swiss couple called Ursula and they have two children and were out early to apologise for not greeting us when […]

Friday and I did not move, fortunately I brought many painkillers with me and I made good use of them. Lech and Aga (polish couple) moved to the campsite and that night took us out for dinner. We had pizza and beer and good company. Saturday we were sitting on the beach when 4 cars […]